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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER JOA

Not quite a JOA, but another Not Guilty for everyone's favourite federal blogger and a damn good criminal defense attorney:

After a three day trial, a federal jury unanimously found Dr. Michael Bahrami not guilty today in Federal Court before Judge Cecilia Altonaga. Dr. Bahrami was charged in a one count indictment with conspiracy to defraud the United States and to accept kickbacks and bribes in exchange for referring patients to home health agencies. The jury deliberated for less than an hour before finding him not guilty.

Dr. Bahrami fled Iran when he was 17 years old. He taught himself English working as a bus boy. He then put himself through medical school and did his internship at Mt. Sinai hospital. He is 61 years old and has a successful cardiology practice. He is married with two small children, 7 and 9 years old. Throughout the trial, the courtroom was packed with his patients who all support him and say he is the best doctor around. He, his wife, and his patients wept after the trial.

Doesn't look like he posted his name in the release. The government issues press releases crushing these people. Why not try to support them when they win. It appears that DOM was fighting for his client even after the acquittal.

9:01, when you get your first federal acquittal, much less the amount he's had, you can tell people you did something other than get a continuance.

By the way, this was a release from DOM, not the government? Why don't they send out press releases when any trial concludes instead of just the ones they win? Doesn't the public want to know all the results of the Government's work?

How is he patting himself on the back if the press release doesn't even have his name in it? We have some great lawyers here, but we also have some of the biggest losers. Anyone winning an acquittal in federal court deserves accolades.